
Students will get a deeper understanding of the structure of the course and the knowledge of the instructor.
Students will learn how the review system works on Udemy.
Introduction to the class
In this video I will give recommendation to what brushes to use.
In this video I will give recommendation to what paints to use.
We will talk about what paper to use.
I will answer the question: Do You Pre-Draw?
I will talk about what subjects to start with and where to find inspiration.
We will talk about how much water to use.
I will answer if you can use a hairdryer.
I will talk about what is masking fluid.
Learn when to give credit for watercolor work, including YouTube tutorials and reference photos, and how to distinguish copying from using a reference for learning or inspiration.
I will talk about how to finish a watercolor painting.
I will answer 10 more bonus questoons.
Final thoughts
Students will get a list of recommended supplies.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge provided in this lecture in painting any watercolor painting. It provides the most basic rules and principles that watercolor are based on.
Students will do 6 different exercises on 6 different brush strokes. they will practice to paint straight lines, brush weight, painting in different angles and sides, pressure variations.
Students will practice painting simple shapes, like circle, rectangle, triangle and some organic shapes. they will create some simple patterns and learn some more brush control.
Students will learn what a monochrome color palette is, and some art terminology, like: primary colors, hue, value, shade, tint, tone.
Students need to go out and collect some leafs, observe them, choose some favourites and paint them creating a botanical shape study.
Students will learn some additional information about patterns.
Develop a monochrome botanical pattern for the final project, with beginner-friendly guidance on color choices, water control, shading, and pattern selection, and share your artwork in the project gallery.
Final thought of the instructor.
Students will learn about the second episode of The Watercolor Painting Series
Explore analogous color harmony with colors adjacent on the color wheel and practice a beginner watercolor exercise using a dominant 60 percent, a 30 percent supporting color, and an accent.
Paint a diamond of 24 watercolor shapes with teal as the dominant color, green as supporting, talo blue for accents, erase outlines, and keep even spacing to prevent bleeding.
learn to paint a galaxy sky as a beginner using watercolor, black pigments, magenta tones, and layered dry-brush techniques to create texture, depth, and a low horizon.
Learn to paint landscapes with watercolors, using color theory and composition fundamentals, including horizon line, layering, and dry brush techniques, while comparing artist and teacher approaches.
Introduction to the class.
In this class students will learn what are complementary colors.
Students will learn how to approach a whole piece.
In this lecture we will create a simple sketch of a donut including the highlights and shadows.
In this lecture we will fill in the shadows and cast shadows.
In this lecture we will fill in the midtones.
Discover how to create drama in watercolor by using high contrast, limited color palettes, and strong highlights against dark backgrounds, helping beginners distinguish shapes without heavy blending.
Create shadows in watercolor by mixing purple or a complementary color into the base hue, add brown for a brownish pinkish gray, then cast shadow with darker greens.
Create a dramatic black background for a cake painting using concentrated watercolors or black ink, with careful layering, dry brushing, and chalk highlights to add light.
"Since I'm a beginner, never doing any watercolor painting before, your detailed instruction is very helpful." Diane B.
"What a fun class! Alexandra presents information so beautifully, by explaining and demonstrating at a pace that is easy to follow. The entire production (camera work) is excellent. I learned a lot from the class and had fun getting out and looking for leaves (I found over 20 in my own yard! I had not truly noticed that before!) I look forward to watching more classes that she offers and learning more from her wherever I can find her!" G.G.
Welcome to the NEW AND UPDATED Watercolor Painting Series! In this course you will get access to series of classes of 30-40 min lenght that are complete on their own, but they are also comprehensively built upon each other. They are designed for very beginners - it takes a very beginner form initial brush strokes to complex paintings.
These series are built up in a way that it takes a very beginner through art fundamentals which are important to understand and are essentails for creating art and also essentials for mastering the wonderful medium of watercolors. As a professional art teacher, I am passionate about teaching art fundamentals for very beginners to build a stable and deep knowledge and understanding on which they can build later on.The series are constantly in production: there are 4 episodes available now:
In the first episode, "The Watercolor Painting Series -Monochrome Botanical Patterns" within Art Theory we will cover PATTERNS and BRUSH CONTROL, within Color Theory we will explore the MONOCHROME and we make sure you can use some art terminology correctly, like HUE, VALUE, SHADE, TINT, TONE. Our trending topic is BOTANICALS.
In the second episode: "The Watercolor Painting Series - Analogous Geometric Patterns" within Art Theory we will discuss WHITE SPACE and GEOMETRY, within Color Theory we will explore the COLOR WHEEL, COLOR HARMONIES and the ANALOGOUS COLOR PALETTE and our trending topic is DIAMONDS:)
In the third episode: "The Watercolor Painting Series: NEUTRALISED LINEAR LANDSCAPES" we will learn about stylisation, the neutralising color palettes and the composition of landscape paintings. We are going to create trending landscapes in three topics: Water, Sky and Mountains.
In these first three classes, all the projects are chosen to be simple, with super simple painting techniques so that beginners can acquire the knowledge without being distracted by complicated tasks. We are focusing on painting simple shapes, brush control and color, to be able to master the medium itself with easy topics and techniques. After these fundamentals are mastered, we can enter more complicated topics as perspective, dimensions, shadows and light.
The 4th episode focuses on light and shadow. This is the first time we enter dimensions: "The Watercolor Painting Series - Semi-Realistic Complementary Donuts" covers the topics like: composition of a whole piece, how to paint light, how to paint shadows, the complementary color scheme and uses the topic of DONUTS, yummi:)
The content is constantly growing! With your purchase you get access to the whole series - all the other episodes will be added to this course. You will get announcements when the other episodes come out.
If you are eager to learn watercolor painting, choose this course! The best way to learn is through practice and projects! the length and the rhythm of the course will make sure that you will stay ENGAGED and that you will be successful in finishing it and be hungry for a continuation and to level up your skills!
So, what are you waiting for? ENROLL! Let's paint some amazing watercolor paintings!